| I love the look of wood, especially hardwoods like | | | | imaginable, including all the above. Red oak is one of |
| cherry (especially Brazilian cherry), hickory, black | | | | my favorites as it's relatively economical yet is a |
| walnut and Brazilian walnut, black walnut, birch, | | | | beautiful wood. It's available finished or unfinished, |
| cypress, bloodwood, cumaru, maple and mahogany. | | | | which can be stained and finished to match just |
| Unfortunately, although not surprisingly, hardwoods | | | | about any decor. |
| are expensive. One approach is to build with more | | | | They are available in many thicknesses and sizes, |
| economical construction grade materials and then | | | | including the standard one inch, one and a half inches, |
| cover them with beautiful hardwoods. This is the | | | | and two inches, as well as custom sizes for a bit |
| typical approach with wooden stair treads. | | | | more money. And there are multiple shapes available |
| Staircases are built with construction grade materials | | | | for where stairs change direction and curved ones |
| which are strong and durable but not very pretty, | | | | can be cut for custom curved stairs. |
| and then the stairs are covered with beautiful wood. | | | | They can even be used to refinish existing staircases. |
| As the treads are typically only 1 inch thick, you | | | | Usually thinner replacement treads are used for this |
| minimize the use of expensive materials, get the | | | | purpose, and local building codes may have specific |
| same beautiful look, yet do not compromise on | | | | requirements. They are a great option for refinishing |
| strength or durability. Wooded stair treads are | | | | older staircases. |
| available in just about every type of wood | | | | |